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It’s often said that mothers have to have the skill set of an acrobatic pilot with a head for numbers and the ability to read upside down. Ok, maybe I just threw a bunch of words together but it kind of works. There’s all the new stuff that you need to learn how to do; […] Read more…

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Ring Ring Ring Ring, Which emergency service would you like? Ambulance, Hello how can I help? It’s my wife she’s having a baby and we aren’t going to make it to hospital. Ok, what’s you name? Adam, Adam whats your address? Its 2/92 Phillip… oh my god the baby is out… Evie-Rose’s entry into the […] Read more…

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This was a post I wrote almost 12 months ago that i came across when i was looking for something in the dashboard of my blog. Republishing after realising how apt it is for now as well! It seems lately that I blinked and suddenly became the mother of a toddler. The tiny creature who […] Read more…

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There’s been plenty going on around here this past week. We kicked off with the rather enormous ‘first day of daycare’ on Monday. I’ll admit that Sunday afternoon and evening was a weird one. Lots of emotions flying around the place. After we put the little man to bed for the night, I stood downstairs, […] Read more…

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For the past couple of nights I’ve been having trouble sleeping. When not pregnant, this wouldn’t be all that unusual. I’m one of those people who seem to slip under the covers of an evening and, if I happen to be a bit stressed or anxious, simultaneously turn my brain on to overdrive. I’m talking […] Read more…

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As someone who considers herself to have a reasonably extensive vocabulary and decent conversational ability, the past couple of months have really seen it shrink right. Like RIIIIGHT down. I was recently washing the dishes, staring out the window at the cat sleeping on top of the hot water heater and dreaming about what it […] Read more…